Using the data resouces of the Rochester Epidemiology Project, we will update the 1966-1995 inception cohort to include Olmsted County, Minnesota residents with with a first-lifetime deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) during the five year period, 1996-2000. All subjects will be followed forward in time through their linked medical records in the community (retrospective cohort study), until death or the most recent clinical contact. For each subject, all inpatient and outpatient medical records of any local health care provider will be searched for vital status at last clinical contact. For deceased patients, all death certificates will be reviewed regardless of the patient location at death.